I only noticed after Christmas that my tree has drank all of the water so I reckon thirst is a major contributor here, but my tree has been shivering and moving for the past few days.
It's some sort of fir, a Nordman I think, don't know if that makes any difference, but every so often it shivers and a shower of needles fall to the floor.
What the hell it this all about? Why is my tree moving? And it's not just small shivers, sometimes it gives a large shake that leaves the baubles swinging for a minute - sometimes I expect it to groan or sigh as it does this.
Any ideas??
― *rumpie*, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:33 (eighteen years ago)
Possible urban legend: someone bought some kind of plant for in their living room (just a tube shaped bamboo-like stick that leaves sprout out of after a while, don't know the name) and it shivered every time they watered it. Turns out: hundreds of little exotic spider babies in the hollow trunk!
― StanM, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:40 (eighteen years ago)
soil subsidence would be my guess
― Just got offed, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:41 (eighteen years ago)
My tree has not seen soil for some time - it is impaled on a metal spike in my living room.
The spider story is not reassuring.
― *rumpie*, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:42 (eighteen years ago)
an escaped christmas turkey is nesting in the upper branches
― Just got offed, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:43 (eighteen years ago)
This is one of the most famous urban legends there is.
― Tuomas, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:45 (eighteen years ago)
Where's your cat?
― nickn, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:46 (eighteen years ago)
phew. (xpost)
― StanM, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:46 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/cactus.asp
Variations:
* The plant is a cactus or a yucca, and it begins to shake, whine, or hum.
Yep, a yucca.
― StanM, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:49 (eighteen years ago)
Impaled on a metal spike???
Maybe the insides of the tree become wet and slippery every time you water it and it slips down the spike a little bit?
― StanM, Friday, 28 December 2007 08:50 (eighteen years ago)
It's still freaked out from when Santa came out of the fireplace and put gifts under it.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:00 (eighteen years ago)
i think you have a g-g-ghost tree!@#@!
― chaki, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:05 (eighteen years ago)
It can't be moving down the spike, the hole is too wee.
As for watering, I've been neglecting the poor thing, he hasn't been watered since before Christmas. I didn't notice the bowl was dry until we moved the presents on Christmas day. By that stage we thought, fuck it.
We have no pets but the way the branches move is similar to a small bird fluttering in it.
I'm afraid I'll wake one night with the tree looming over me.
― *rumpie*, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:14 (eighteen years ago)
*rumpie* pls tell me* does your tree have eyes like this: http://www.dymaxionweb.com/kulturedrome/archives/TreeMonster1.1.jpg or resemble this man in anyway: http://www.pulledmygroin.com/images/madden-curse-ghost-dad.jpg
― murderdogger, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:16 (eighteen years ago)
I've seen 15 ghost trees on the road.
-J. Swells
― murderdogger, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:18 (eighteen years ago)
http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2003/11/19/ents/story.jpg
― StanM, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:22 (eighteen years ago)
When he escapes, he'll take revenge for that spike :-(
― StanM, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:23 (eighteen years ago)
I'm no vegetarian. If i was i wouldn't be enjoying this website right now: http://www.whopperfreakout.com/ LOL
-Big Jim Swells
― murderdogger, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:23 (eighteen years ago)
oops wrong thread
-Big Jim Swell
― murderdogger, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:24 (eighteen years ago)
Don't worry, you'll soon come to find out that the ghost tree was just mean ol' Mr. Robertson in disguise, wanting to drive out all the old tenants so he can raise real estate prices.
― Tuomas, Friday, 28 December 2007 09:53 (eighteen years ago)
- That's what I'm worried about.
― *rumpie*, Friday, 28 December 2007 10:17 (eighteen years ago)
Results 1 - 10 of about 17,300 for "killer tree". (0.28 seconds)
:-(((
― StanM, Friday, 28 December 2007 11:50 (eighteen years ago)
My parents once brought home a tree w/hundreds of spider eggs in it. What a fun Christmas that was.
― Curt1s Stephens, Saturday, 29 December 2007 02:16 (eighteen years ago)
Explain me Christmas tree movies.
― dell, Saturday, 29 December 2007 02:20 (eighteen years ago)